The Irish standard., 1887-02-26
CLARE.


ants on various estates. The chairman
of the board has promised the crowbar
brigade q hearty welcome.
at the Kidysart Petty Sessions before
Mr.. Daniel Moloney, Bridget Brew, an
evicted tenant, was charged by the
caretaker of the ev;cIed farm with hav-
ing intimidated him. The case occu-
pied a considerable time. From the
evidence Of MacNamara, the care
taker. it would seem that the defendant
not only threatened, but also attacked
hin with stones. The defendant was
bound over TO the peace.
CORK.
Mr.. William O'Brien, in declining to
be candidate for seat in the House
OF Commons, says he can be more USE
full to the Irish cause outside the 'de-
testable precincts.
A Broadford correspondent states
that few nights ago a number OF
houses between kanturk and Newman
ket and others in the ueighborhood OF
Freemount were visited by a gang OF
who took a couple of
guns. At one place, it is alleged, they
demanded and took with them horse
and cart.
Recently force of police, under the
command of District-Inspector Knox,
of Castletown Berehaven, accompanied
by Mr.. Denis Brennan, who was en-
gagged in executing DEGREES to posses
sion CT the property Of the Earl OF
Bantry. John Harrington, OF Groom
paun, was first visited and evicted, and
was readuitted as caretaker. Robert
Hanley, of Toermore, was evicted, but
was again readmitted. Widow Murphy,
of Ciounaglaskin, on the property OF Fl.
T.. PuxleJ, was also visited, but rece1v-
ing reduction of Is per cent. from the
agent she PAID up and was not dis
turbed.
DERRY.
An important meeting was recently
held at the foot of Monmore gap, near
DunaH. The meeting was called in
conseq uence of the inability Of the ten
ants to pay their full rents, and also ON
account of some evictions recently car
ried out in the vicinity, on the estate Of
Sir E. B. Harvey. The meeting was
addressed by MIR. j. E. O'Doherty, M.
F., Mr.. Thomas O'Hanlon, M. T., Rev.
Father Mcguire, c. c., and other
speakers. A series of resolutions in re-
latlon to the Home Rule and Land
Question was adopted. Those present
afterward adopted the plan OF cam
paign, as they had exhausted every
other means to obtain fair reduction
ia their rents. The meeting was
largely attended.
DONEGAL.
A telegram from Letterkenny states
that numerous ccntingents OF constahu-.
Lary from the surrounding stations
were being concentrated, under County
Inspector Alcock and a resident magls-
trate, at Gweedooe, to protect MIR. Nc
Coy, sub~sheriff, in aG extensive evic-
zion campaign to be commenced there.
There are forty ey;c5ions to be executed
IN the property of MIR. Nixon, and eight
,n that Of Mrs. Stewart, Dalkey, Dub
lin. The first townlands to be evicted
IRE Meenacladay and Bloodyforeland,
situated on lofty mountain ranges, over
ooking the Atlantic.
GALWAY.
District Inspector Huggins, in charge
# a large posse of police, with four
sheriff g bailitfs, proceeded to Kilbride,
which is within two miles of Clonbur,
% carry out evictions on the estate of
Mrs. Ellen Levissy County Westmeath.
six years ago the majority of the ten
lnts on this estate were threatened
With eviction, but the parish priest, the
G6F. hltcl SOAWttJs oOo0 AAASesos~A w
which preyented the service OF the
vrits. The tenants at the time showed
ueh bold front that the agent, MIR.
Joseph Blake, resigned the agency, and
vas succeeded by Captain Boycott, Of
4ough Mask. The captain held the po-
ition for about six months, but as he
I}so failed to extract any rent from the
enants he also resigned, and was sue
eeded by Mr.. Robinson, of Round
tone. The Arrears act came into
peration, and the majority Of the ten
nts went into the Land Court and got
air rents fixed. The reduction made
he old rents were on an average OF 40
er cent.
KILDARE.
Most extraordinary proceeding have
cen instituted on the Tully estate. in
he neighborhood of the town of Kill
are. The tenants have, tits said, been
emarkable for the regular and pune
1al payment of their ,and now the
he landlord. Mr.. Thomas Henrick,
-;,a fe,+o1u,, Nooc l,as sorvo6 rrits on